“Didn’t I make myself clear?” Wesley Wynn responded in a deep voice.
“First, the Cooper family must submit to Asura City and hand over control of Celestial Origin City. From today, Ironclad Fury will occupy the City Lord’s Mansion!”
“Second, Lance must atone for killing West Yama of Asura City by taking his own life. Additionally, everyone in the Cooper family with a cultivation level above late-stage Breaking Emptiness Realm must cripple their own cultivation!”
“Third, you will come back to Asura City with me and serve as slaves to atone for the Cooper family’s sins!”
“Do you think we would agree to that?” Maisy Cooper responded angrily.
“If you comply with these three conditions, the Cooper family can stay. Otherwise, by the end of today, your family will be exterminated!” Wesley Wynn added.
“If you want to destroy the Cooper family, we’ll fight to the death!” Maisy Cooper took a deep breath before speaking again.
“Heh, you overestimate yourselves. Do you really think you have the qualifications to fight us to the death?” Wesley Wynn sneered.
“I know the Cooper family has a trump card, but do you think even if you awaken your Ancestor, he would be our match?”
Maisy Cooper exhaled heavily and looked at him. “I can go with you. You can kill or torture me as you please, but only if you withdraw from Celestial Origin City.”
She knew she had no choice. As he said, even if they awakened their Ancestor’s soul, it would be futile.
If her life could bring peace to her entire family, it was worth it!
“Maisy, no!” Lance Cooper, the current head of the Cooper family, also exhaled heavily and looked at Wesley Wynn.
“Asura City has been aggressively invading the east domain recently, all for the resources of various cities!”
“We can open up the City Lord’s Mansion treasury and the Cooper family’s treasury to you, as long as you…”
“No!” Wesley Wynn interrupted before Lance Cooper could finish. “Lance must die, and your daughter must come with me!”
“Don’t push us too far!” Lance Cooper frowned deeply.
“Don’t you think it’s childish to say such things?” Wesley Wynn responded coldly.
“The law of the jungle is eternal. The moment you decided to oppose Asura City, you should have been prepared for this.”
His tone then turned serious. “My patience is limited. You have ten seconds to decide. If you don’t agree to these three conditions, your family will be exterminated!”
“You…” Maisy Cooper’s face turned pale.
“Enough!” Foster Cooper sighed and looked at Wesley Wynn. “I agree.”
“Grandfather, I’m sorry… It’s my fault for bringing this upon you and the Cooper family…” Maisy Cooper choked out, tears streaming down her face.
“Maisy, it’s not your fault!” Foster Cooper sighed again.
“Asura City’s ambitions are vast. Even without your involvement, they would have targeted Celestial Origin City eventually.”
“But…” Maisy Cooper continued to sob.
“No buts!” Foster Cooper interrupted her.
“He is right. It’s a world where the strong prey on the weak. The Cooper family isn’t strong enough and must suffer the consequences.”
He then looked at Wesley Wynn again. “You can take my old life. Just keep your word.”
“Grandfather!”
“Father!”
“Master!”
The members of the Cooper family spoke in unison, their faces filled with sorrow.
“The future of the Cooper family is now in your hands,” Foster Cooper said to his son Lance Cooper.
As he finished speaking, he prepared to sever his own meridians.
“Miss Cooper, your courtyard is so big! You must be wealthy!” At that moment, a voice came from the entrance.
Everyone turned to see Billy and his group entering. The speaker was Stout.
“Mr. Billy?!” Maisy Cooper was stunned for a moment before reacting.
“Miss Cooper, long time no see!” Billy smiled faintly.
“Grandfather, do you know them?” Foster Cooper asked simultaneously.
“Grandfather, he… he is Mr. Billy!” Maisy Cooper responded after another moment of surprise.
Then she seemed to remember something and shouted at Billy, “Mr. Billy, leave quickly! It’s dangerous here!”
“Rowan, stop them!” Wesley Wynn shouted just as she spoke.
The moment he saw Billy, he felt a sense of familiarity. He was trying to recall where he had seen him before.
Then, hearing Maisy Cooper call him Mr. Billy, he remembered seeing his portrait. It was indeed the legendary Billy!
As Wesley Wynn’s words fell, Rowan Wynn’s figure instantly disappeared from his original position and appeared at the courtyard entrance within a breath.
“Mr. Billy, leave quickly…” Maisy Cooper continued to shout.
“Thank you for your concern, Miss Cooper. It’s fine,” Billy interrupted her with a faint smile and walked over to join the Cooper family’s side.
Once there, he smiled and nodded at Foster Cooper and the other members of the Cooper family.
“Mr. Billy, they are from Asura City and are very powerful…” Foster Cooper said to Billy.
Given the dire situation, he had no time for pleasantries with Billy.
He had heard of Billy’s name and knew he possessed the Nine Dragons Cauldron but also knew that Billy couldn’t yet wield it against enemies.
He had already assessed Billy’s cultivation level-third-rank Breaking Emptiness Realm!
While impressive among peers, it was far from sufficient against true experts.
“Don’t worry. No matter how strong they are, it only takes one strike,” Stout said with a click of his tongue.
“Mr. Billy, he is the supreme commander of Ironclad Fury and has a late-stage Entering Ancestry Realm cultivation…” Maisy Cooper pointed at Rowan Wynn at the entrance and said to Billy.
“I know,” Billy nodded. “I’ll handle it.”
He then took a few steps toward Wesley Wynn. “If you leave Celestial Origin City now, you might live. Do you want to consider it?”
“I’ve always heard you’re arrogant,” Wesley Wynn looked at Billy with disdain. “But I didn’t expect you’re not just arrogant; you’re brainless!”
“Not considering?” Billy continued calmly. “Then don’t leave.”
“You must be out of your mind!” A man from their side at eighth-rank Breaking Emptiness Realm looked at Billy. “Kneel when you speak!”
As he finished speaking, he swung his curved blade toward Billy’s legs.
Just as he moved, Billy casually flipped his wrist, and a blood-red blade light flashed out from his wild blade.
The blood-red blade light tore through his attack and slashed across his body in an instant.
The man looked down at the bloodline on his body but couldn’t utter a word before his body split in two and fell to the ground in a bloody mess.
“Hmm?”
Seeing this scene, surprised murmurs arose from the crowd. Clearly, no one expected Billy to kill an opponent five levels higher with one strike!
“You seek death! Fall down!” Then an elder from their side at half-step Entering Ancestry Realm shouted angrily.
As he spoke, his hands formed seals, sending a mysterious pattern sweeping toward Billy, distorting the void as it passed.
“Mr. Billy, be careful!” Maisy Cooper shouted with a changed expression.